Create New Folder option in Windows 7 is missing

So you go to create a new folder in Windows 7, usually in Windows Explorer by clicking on the New Folder button. Nothing happens. So you right-click on the screen, and New Folder isn’t there anymore. What?

This can happen after installing and uninstalling specific applications that affect creating folders. Sometimes an application will install other apps (this is called shovelware) and these other apps can remove the create new folder functionality, inadvertently or purposely.

This might a registry edit to fix. Don’t worry, we’ll walk you through it.